SCOTLAND manager Berti Vogts praised his team after a credible, if unspectacular, goalless friendly draw in Norway.

The Scots received a boost ahead of the crucial Euro 2004 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Germany by holding the Norwegians to a draw in Oslo.

"In the first half, we had a lot of problems but we got back in the match," said Vogts, who maintains his sights are focused on the game against the Faroe Islands on September 6 and not the showdown in Germany four days later.

"We got better and better and we kept the ball well in midfield.

"I won't talk about Germany because the next game is against the Faroes and we need three points from that. Then, I will think about Germany.

"We will be together again in two weeks and this result is very hopeful for us."

Scotland rode their luck at times but ended up boosting their collective confidence by keeping a clean sheet. They created little themselves and know John Arne Riise should have scored early in the second half instead of hitting a post with the goal at his mercy.

But a draw at the home of a nation they might end up meeting in the Euro 2004 play-offs in November will be gratefully accepted by Vogts and his team.